Our Realistic, Life-size Latex and Foam Rubber Animals are Back!

Foam and Latex Iguana at Tapir and Friends Animal Store

Our realistic latex-covered foam rubber animals are always popular! Unfortubately, our supplier gets them in stock only once a year, and these puppies have been delayed for several months! Worse, we ran out long before that, so we and our customers are very, very excited to see them again!

Click on any animal to see it and order!

Do you need a giant, realistic rubber snake for Halloween?

Does your seafood restaurant need an octopus with attitude to complete its decor?

This octopus could also trick out your Halloween costume.

Or maybe you developed an affinity for octopi playing Dark Manor. I did!

Is that weird?

Our armadillo is always popular, too, whether you are from Texas or anywhere else. It's life-size, and it almost looks real! See our armadillo here along with all of our foam and latex animals!

This blog is sponsored by Tapir and Friends Animal Store.

Cobra Replica

Back by popular demand!!

Our Posable Cobra

This super-lifelike coiling plastic cobra looks and feels like the real thing. In fact, our cobra is so realistic it has been purchased for use in a number of TV programs and movies. It makes a wonderful stage prop! We can't say enough about it - it's just beautiful, and its scaly plastic body is soft to the touch. The cobra is posable. As you see it here, it stands 7 inches tall, and it's 36 inches measured from nose to tail. It can be straightened out or moved into different positions. What a great gift or addition to your snake collection! Most details are "strikingly" realistic, although the two dark holes in the front are placed there so the plastic can bend without breaking. The cobra has the typical pattern on the back of its hood, not shown in our photo. Come look through our entire collection of snake toys and gifts.

About Cobras

The name cobra is short for the Portuguese name cobra de capelo, or "snake with hood". Most snakes commonly referred to as cobras can rear up and spread the muscles and skin of their necks into a characteristic hood as a threat display.

Most cobras belong to the family Elapidae, along with many other famous venomous snakes, including mambas, sea snakes, adders, and coral snakes. The genus Naja contains 20 to 22 species of cobras, and is the most widespread and recognized genus of cobras, ranging from Africa through the Middle East, India, and Southeast Asia to Indonesia.

The king cobra is the world's largest venomous snake, with a length of up to 18.5 feet. While it preys chiefly on other snakes, the king cobra is highly aggressive, extremely fast and agile, and injects a larger amount of venom per bite (as much as 600 mg) than most snakes. An adult human can die from a single bite in less than 15 minutes, making the king cobra one of the most feared and deadly snakes in the world.

This blog is sponsored by Tapir and Friends Animal Store.

Baron's Green Racer

A unique and remarkable replica!

Our Baron's Green Racer Replica

This engaging, realistic-looking plastic baron's green racer miniature is made of somewhat flexible plastic with good quality. This replica has detailed skin and an attractive realistic pose. This baron's green racer replica makes for a nice pet, fits into a shoebox diorama, or serves as a great collectible. It is 5 inches long from nose to tail posed exactly as it appears in the photo. A must for your South American Reptiles project! Check out our other snake toys and gifts.

About Baron's Green Racers

Also known as the Argentine long nose snake, the baron's green racer (Philodryas baroni) is a venomous snake found throughout Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. While green is the most common color, this species also can have blue or brown base color.

Baron's green racers are "rear-fanged", meaning that a toxic saliva is introduced into the victim with the assistance of enlarged teeth located in the back of the snake's mouth. These larger teeth are not in fact "fangs", meaning venom is not injected through them like a rattlesnake or cobra. While bites from baron's green racers are painful and result in unpleasant symptoms (burning pain and swelling), no fatalities to humans have been reported, and the snake is not considered to be dangerous to humans. The snake is commonly sold as a pet, and rarely expresses aggressiveness towards humans.

 This blog is sponsored by Tapir and Friends Animal Store.

Plastic Baron's Green Racer

An excellent replica of a popular exotic snake!

Our Plastic Baron's Green Racer

This engaging, realistic-looking plastic baron's green racer miniature is made of somewhat flexible plastic with good quality. This replica has detailed skin and an attractive realistic pose. This baron's green racer replica makes for a nice pet, fits into a shoebox diorama, or serves as a great collectible. It is 5 inches long from nose to tail posed exactly as it appears in the photo. A must for your South American Reptiles project! Check out our other snake toys and gifts.

About Baron's Green Racers

Also known as the Argentine long nose snake, the baron's green racer (Philodryas baroni) is a venomous snake found throughout Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. While green is the most common color, this species also can have blue or brown base color.

Baron's green racers are "rear-fanged", meaning that a toxic saliva is introduced into the victim with the assistance of enlarged teeth located in the back of the snake's mouth. These larger teeth are not in fact "fangs", meaning venom is not injected through them like a rattlesnake or cobra. While bites from baron's green racers are painful and result in unpleasant symptoms (burning pain and swelling), no fatalities to humans have been reported, and the snake is not considered to be dangerous to humans. The snake is commonly sold as a pet, and rarely expresses aggressiveness towards humans.

This blog is sponsored by Tapir and Friends Animal Store.

Plastic Albino Texas Rat Snake

THIS is a unique addition to your science project!

Our Plastic Albino Texas Rat Snake

This engaging, realistic-looking plastic albino Texas rat snake miniature is made of somewhat flexible plastic with good quality. This replica has detailed skin and an attractive realistic pose. This albino Texas rat snake replica makes for a nice pet, fits into a shoebox diorama, or serves as a great collectible. It is 6 inches long from nose to tail posed exactly as it appears in the photo. The perfect addition to your biology project! Check out our other snake toys and gifts.

About Texas Rat Snakes

Found throughout Texas and into Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, the Texas rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta lindheimeri) are a large species of non-venomous constrictor. Texas rat snakes are capable of reaching six feet in length. Although there are all kinds of naturally-occurring variations in color, including albinos, Texas rat snakes are usually yellow or tan with dark blotches along the length of their bodies, with a distinctive solid grey head.

Texas rat snakes are determined predators, feeding on virtually anything they can catch and hold, including rodents, birds, eggs, lizards, and frogs. They thrive in a wide range of habitats, living in swamps, forests, grasslands, and urban areas with equal success. Texas rat snakes are well-known for their negative attitude, and will certainly bite if caught , cornered, or handled.

This blog is sponsored by Tapir and Friends Animal Store.

Plastic Banded Krait

A truely exotic addition to TPF's great line of plastic snake replicas!

Our Plastic Banded Krait

This engaging, realistic-looking plastic banded krait miniature is made of somewhat flexible plastic with good quality. This replica has detailed skin and an attractive realistic pose. This banded krait replica makes for a nice pet, fits into a shoebox diorama, or serves as a great collectible. It is 5 inches long from nose to tail posed exactly as it appears in the photo. A unique replica of a exotic species! Check out our other snake toys and gifts.

About Banded Kraits

The banded krait (Bungarus fasciatus) is a venomous snake found throughout India and North and Southeast Asia. Easily identified by its distinctive black and yellow stripes, banded kraits are amongst the largest of kraits. The largest banded krait on record had a length of almost seven feet.

Banded kraits are primarily nocturnal, and are shy and fearful of humans. During the day, banded kraits tend to "hole-up", and are lethargic even when antagonized. The bite of a banded krait injects a neurotoxin that is typically not fatal to humans unless a large quantity is injected and the bite is ignored. There are few documented cases of humans being bitten, much less killed, by banded kraits. This low mortality rate is due in large part to the rare conact with humans, but also due to the banded krait's tendency to inject very little venom when biting defensively.

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Plastic Eastern Brown Snake

Ours isn't as deadly as the real thing!

Our Plastic Eastern Brown Snake

This engaging, realistic-looking plastic eastern brown snake miniature is made of somewhat flexible plastic with good quality. This replica has detailed skin and an attractive realistic pose. This eastern brown snake replica makes for a nice pet, fits into a shoebox diorama, or serves as a great collectible. It is 5 1/4 inches long from nose to tail posed exactly as it appears in the photo. Another beautiful replica from TPF! Check out our other snake toys and gifts.

About Eastern Brown Snakes

The eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis) is also known as the common brown snake. They are considered the second most-venomous land snake based on studies involving mice, second only to the inland tiapan snake of Australia.

Eastern brown snakes are active during the day and are notorious for their speed and aggression against humans or any other potential predator. This species of snake will feed on virtually any vertebrate animal, including frogs, lizards and other reptiles, rodents, and birds. They are found in Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia.

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Plastic Diamondback Rattlesnake

Watch for this guy in the American Southwest!

Our Plastic Diamondback Rattlesnake

This engaging, realistic-looking plastic diamondback rattlesnake miniature is made of somewhat flexible plastic with good quality. This replica has detailed skin and an attractive realistic pose. This diamondback rattlesnake replica makes for a nice pet, fits into a shoebox diorama, or serves as a great collectible. It is 5 1/4 inches long from nose to tail posed exactly as it appears in the photo. A fantastic replica of the 2nd largest pit viper of North America! Check out our other snake toys and gifts.

About Diamondback Rattlesnakes

Found in Mexico and Southern North America, the western diamondback rattlesnake is responsible for the second-largest number of snakebite fatalities in the United States. Adults commonly grow to almost four feet in length, and are found from central Arkansas to California.

Diamondback Rattlesnakes have a life expectancy of more than 20 years, and are known to be aggressive against humans, rarely backing down from a confrontation. Their distinctive rattle is usually the only warning the snake gives to its presense, using the rattle to warn off potential predators before striking.

This blog is sponsored by Tapir and Friends Animal Store.

Plastic Coral Snake

NOT something you meet SCUBA diving!

Our Plastic Coral Snake

This engaging, realistic-looking plastic coral snake miniature is made of somewhat flexible plastic with good quality. This replica has detailed skin and an attractive realistic pose. This coral snake replica makes for a nice pet, fits into a shoebox diorama, or serves as a great collectible. It is 5 1/4 inches long from nose to tail posed exactly as it appears in the photo. Add this to your science class diorama! Check out our other snake toys and gifts.

About Coral Snakes

Existing in 11 "old-world" and over 65 "new-world" species, coral snakes are a large family of venomous snakes found in tropical and sub-tropical regions around the world. All coral snakes have a similar striped pattern, including stripes of red, yellow/white, and black. In North America, folk rhymes have have developed regarding the pattern of the colored stripes to tell the highly-venomous coral snakes from non-venomous mimics, including "red on yellow, kill a fellow...red on black, friend of Jack".

Coral snakes feed on smaller snakes, birds, rodents, lizards, and frogs. Some coral snakes are entirely aquatic, while others exist in the ground clutter of rainforests. "New-world" coral snake produce some of the most potent venom of any Western Hemisphere snake, and are considered potentially dangerous to humans.

This blog is sponsored by Tapir and Friends Animal Store.

Realistic, Posable Coiling Cobra

Riki-Tiki-Tavi better watch out!

Our 36-Inch Posable Cobra

This super-lifelike coiling plastic cobra looks and feels like the real thing. In fact, our cobra is so realistic it has been purchased for use in a number of TV programs and movies. It makes a wonderful stage prop! We can't say enough about it - it's just beautiful, and its scaly plastic body is soft to the touch. The cobra is posable. As you see it here, it stands 7 inches tall, and it's 36 inches measured from nose to tail. It can be straightened out or moved into different positions. What a great gift or addition to your snake collection! Most details are "strikingly" realistic, although the two dark holes in the front are placed there so the plastic can bend without breaking. The cobra has the typical pattern on the back of its hood, not shown in our photo. Come look through our entire collection of snake toys and gifts.

About Cobras

The name “cobra” is short for the Portuguese name cobra de capelo, or “snake with hood.” Most snakes commonly referred to as cobras can rear up and spread the muscles and skin of their necks into a characteristic hood as a threat display.

Most cobras belong to the family Elapidae, along with many other famous venomous snakes, including mambas, sea snakes, adders, and coral snakes. The genus Naja contains 20 to 22 species of cobras, and is the most widespread and recognized genus of cobras, ranging from Africa through the Middle East, India, and Southeast Asia to Indonesia.

The king cobra is the world’s largest venomous snake, with a length of up to 18.5 feet. While it preys chiefly on other snakes, the king cobra is highly aggressive, extremely fast and agile, and injects a larger amount of venom per bite (as much as 600 mg) than most snakes. An adult human can die from a single bite in less than 15 minutes, making the king cobra one of the most feared and deadly snakes in the world.

This blog is sponsored by Tapir and Friends Animal Store.